Effects of different irrigation amount on growth and physiological characteristics of muskmelon plants in greenhouse
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DOI:10.7606/j.issn.1000-7601.2009.06.11
Key Words: muskmelon  Kp crop-pan coefficient  physiological index  morphological shape index
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ZHANG Lulu Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid Area of Ministry of Education Northwest A &F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China 
CAI Huanjie Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid Area of Ministry of Education Northwest A &F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China 
WANG Jian Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid Area of Ministry of Education Northwest A &F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China 
ZHANG Min Key Laboratory of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering in Arid Area of Ministry of Education Northwest A &F University Yangling Shaanxi 712100 China 
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Abstract:
      A study was conducted to seek the effects of different irrigation amount on shape index,physiological indexes and photosynthetic physiological indexes of muskmelon plants.The experimental material was Yipintianxia 208 muskmelon in greenhouse and water surface evaporation(Epan) was measured by a standard 0.2 m diameter pan used for irrigation control.Different kp crop-pan coefficients(Kp=0.45,0.60,0.75 and 0.90) were set up for water treatments.Through analyzing plant height,stem diameter,biomass,root/shoot,chlorophyll content,the results indicated that keeping the crop-pan coefficient (Kp) as 0.6 was more suitable than other treatments to the development of drip-irrigated muskmelon under mulch film in greenhouse.The muskmelon cell concentration demonstrated single-peak curve which was shown as T1>T2>T3>T4 under different Kp crop-pan coefficient water treatments.Water-saving and efficient management was reached in the treatment of T2. The temperature change law was the same inside and outside greenhouse during muskmelon growing period,indicating that greenhouse had good effect of heat preservation,which could guarantee normal growth of muskmelon crops.